This charming amigurumi doll is perfect for beginners wishing to create a whimsical toy that will delight children and adults alike. With her sweet expression and stylish dress, this doll can become a treasured companion or a lovely gift for a special occasion.

Amigurumi Doll with Dress

Materials:

• Yarn: Worsted weight yarn (4) in skin tone, blue for dress, white for collar, brown for hair (Approximately 100g of each color)
• Hook: 3.5 mm (E) crochet hook
• Fiberfill stuffing
• Safety eyes: 8mm
• Tapestry needle for sewing and weaving ends
• Scissors

Gauge: 18 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches in single crochet. To measure your gauge, crochet a swatch of 4x4 inches and count the stitches across and the rows. Adjust your hook size if necessary to match the gauge.

Abbreviations:

• ch - chain
• sc - single crochet
• inc - increase (2 sc in the same stitch)
• dec - decrease (single crochet 2 together)
• sl st - slip stitch
• st(s) - stitch(es)

Instructions:

Head:

1. With skin tone yarn, make a magic ring.
2. Round 1: 6 sc in magic ring (6)
3. Round 2: inc in each st (12)
4. Round 3: (1 sc, inc) 6 times (18)
5. Round 4: (2 sc, inc) 6 times (24)
6. Rounds 5-10: sc in each st (24) for 6 rounds.
7. Round 11: (2 sc, dec) 6 times (18)
8. Round 12: (1 sc, dec) 6 times (12)
9. Start stuffing the head lightly. Round 13: dec 6 times (6)
10. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Body:

1. With skin tone, make a magic ring.
2. Round 1: 6 sc (6)
3. Round 2: inc in each st (12)
4. Round 3: (1 sc, inc) 6 times (18)
5. Round 4: (2 sc, inc) 6 times (24)
6. Rounds 5-10: sc in each st (24) for 6 rounds.
7. Round 11: (2 sc, dec) 6 times (18)
8. Round 12: (1 sc, dec) 6 times (12)
9. Round 13: dec 6 times (6)
10. Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing.

Arms (make 2):

1. With skin tone, ch 2.
2. Round 1: 6 sc in second ch from hook (6)
3. Round 2: inc in each st (12)
4. Round 3: sc in each st (12) for 3 rounds.
5. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Legs (make 2):

1. With skin tone, ch 2.
2. Round 1: 6 sc in second ch from hook (6)
3. Round 2: inc in each st (12)
4. Round 3: sc in each st (12) for 5 rounds.
5. Change to blue yarn for the dress.
6. Rounds 4-7: sc in each st (12) for 4 rounds.
7. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing.

Dress:

1. With blue yarn, join to the top of the body.
2. Round 1: ch 3 (counts as 1 sc), 11 sc around (12)
3. Round 2: inc in each st (24)
4. Round 3: (2 sc, inc) 8 times (32)
5. Rounds 4-6: sc in each st (32) for 3 rounds.
6. Fasten off and weave in ends.

Hair:

1. With brown yarn, ch a length that will fit across the head.
2. Attach several strands for the hair, weaving in to secure.

Assembly:

1. Sew the head to the body using the tail left on the head.
2. Sew arms to the sides of the body.
3. Attach safety eyes to the head before closing.

Finishing:

• Weave in all ends and trim any excess yarn.
• Block the dress lightly to shape it if needed.

Optional Variations:

• Add a flower or bow to the hair for a little extra charm!
• Change the color of the dress or accessories to make unique versions.

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